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The Peninsula Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. Founded by the Kadoorie family , the first hotel opened in 1928 and now stands as the oldest in Hong Kong. [ 1 ]
The Guide originally launched in 2023, reviewing restaurants solely in the Turkish city of Istanbul. [7] In 2024, the Guide expanded to also review restaurants in the Turkish seaside regions of Bodrum and İzmir Province. [8] [9] TURK Fatih Tutak is the only restaurant with more than one star. [1]
Beyoğlu (Turkish: [ˈbejoːɫu]; Ottoman Turkish: بكاوغلی) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 9 km 2, [3] and its population is 225,920 (2022). [1] It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn.
Air pollution in Turkey, such as fine dust from traffic, is a serious problem in Istanbul. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although the historic peninsula was partially pedestrianised in the early 21st century, [ 3 ] a 2015 study found that this is the part of the city which would benefit most from a low emission zone . [ 4 ]
View of the Golden Horn and the historic peninsula of Istanbul from the Galata Tower.. There are several theories concerning the origin of the name Galata.The Greeks believe that the name comes either from Galatai (meaning "Gauls"), as the Celtic tribe of Gauls were thought to have camped here during the Hellenistic period before settling into Galatia in central Anatolia; [citation needed] or ...
Zeytinburnu (literally, Olive Cape) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 12 km 2, [3] and its population is 292,616 (2022). [1] It is a working-class area on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the walls of the ancient city, beyond the fortress of Yedikule.
Map of Istanbul's Historic Peninsula (lower left), showing the location of the Golden Horn and Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point) in relation to Bosphorus strait, as well as historically significant sites (black), and various notable neighborhoods An aerial view of Galata (foreground), the Historic Peninsula (background), and the new Galata Bridge, which straddles the Golden Horn and, connects its ...
Küçükçekmece (Turkish: [cyˈtʃyc.tʃec.me.dʒe]; meaning “small-drawer”, from much earlier Rhegion (Greek: Ρήγιον) and Küçükçökmece as “little breakdown" or “little depression”, in more ancient times just as Bathonea), [2] is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [3]